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The primary election is set for June 11.  By state law, registered voters can vote early.  Early voting is available at various polling locations until Friday, June 7.  Visit SCVotes.gov to find your polling place.  Your REALTORS® Association has prepared a Voter Guide to help you evaluate the candidates.  You can download the REALTOR® Voter… Read more »

Hello REALTORS®, The primary election is set for June 11.  Early voting begins Tuesday, May 28 and closes Friday, June 7.  Visit SCVotes.gov to find your polling place.  Your REALTORS® Association has prepared a Voter Guide to help you evaluate the candidates.  You can download the REALTOR® Voter Guide by clicking here.  REALTOR® Legislative Priorities… Read more »

Hello REALTORS®, You can support RPAC as well.  RPAC is an important part of your Realtors Association’s advocacy program.  It is the way your association works together to support the campaigns of political candidates who understand and support the REALTOR® Advocacy Agenda.  Our agenda has four main parts: This week, RPAC presented campaign contributions to… Read more »

Monthly Indicators U.S. existing-home sales recently fell from a one-year high, dropping 4.3% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.19 million, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), as higher interest rates and rising sales prices continue to keep some prospective buyers on the sidelines. Average 30-year mortgage rates have topped 7%… Read more »

Hello REALTORS®, The SC General Assembly wrapped up the main part of their work last week and adjourned.  They’ll come back in a couple of weeks to deal with vetoes by the Governor and adopt the final version of the budget, among other things.  They’ll elect a new SC Supreme Court Justice in a couple… Read more »

Watchdog Report Hello REALTORS®, This week, I am providing you with a general update on three major government issues: Elections Over the last two reports, I have reported on the candidates for election this year.  But having that knowledge is only important if you plan to vote.  More than 90% of Realtors are registered to… Read more »

Hello REALTORS®, Because elections in South Carolina are skewed toward one of the two major political parties, most elections are settled in the party primaries.  The primaries are on June 11 and early voting opens two weeks before the primary.  It’s not too early to start doing your homework about the candidates.  On the ballot… Read more »

Hello REALTORS®, Because elections in South Carolina are skewed toward one of the two major political parties, most elections are often settled in the party primaries.  The primaries are on June 11.  It’s not too early to start doing your homework about the candidates.  On the ballot in the Western Upstate will be the following… Read more »

Hello REALTORS®, For more than year, since a developer floated a 1,200-home neighborhood in the Dacusville area, Pickens County has imposed a moratorium on new subdivisions of 50 lots or more.  That moratorium expired with the adoption of a new Unified Development Standards Ordinance on April 1.  But county council replaced it with a new… Read more »